Season 2: Week 13 : August 26: More Tomatoes!

We picked the last of the cucumbers in the far field. Then we picked tomatoes.

And finally beans (purple and yellow) Tomato picking was fun because of last year’s bust due to blight. Beans are boring.

The share included:

Choice: eggplant, lettuce, cantelope, lettuce, cucumbers; 2 lbs. carrot (yellow purple or orange); 2 large leeks; 3 small leeks; 1 garlic; 2 onions; 1 lb purple or yellow wax beans; 2 lbs of potatoes; 4 lbs of tomatoes

Season 2: Week 12 : August 19: More Tomatoes!

We harvested squash and tomatoes and then hand-weeded some broccoli. We picked plum, heirloom and brandywine types .The farm has expanded to a field further down towards Mud Creek. The rows now are still 175 – 200 ft, but are not next to one another, as much as they continue lengthwise one after another. We got about 4 -5 bread trays of tomotoes.

The broccoli and cabbage area was 3 beds x 3 rows x 200 ft. It was somewhat boring but hopefully the large leaves of the cabbage will cover the ground and prevent the weeds from coming back.

The share this week was: 2 squash; 1 garlic; 2 or 3 peppers; 3 heads lettuce; Choice of 3 (corn, eggplant, 1 lb. beets, 2 small eggplants, fava beans); 2 ½ lbs. carrots; 1 lb. rainbow chard; 4 lbs. tomatoes

Upick now includes cherry tomatoes and scallions

Season 2: Week 11 : August 12: Peppers!

We mostly harvested tomatoes, peppers & eggplants. What was most exciting is the number...900 peppers with 4 people. Wow.

Distribution was:

2 lettuce, 2 squash, 5 leeks, 2 lbs carrots (Orange or purple), 2 lbs. tomatoes, 3 peppers (1 red, 2 green), 2 Choices of : 2 small eggplants or 1 big eggplant or rainbow swiss chard or quart of beets or fresh onions

In the Upick fields, catnip & scallions are available

Season 2: Week 10 (still): August 5: Tomatoes!

We harvested squash, eggplant and tomatoes. We weeded corn, potatoes and celeriac.

The Share was 3 lbs carrots, or golden beets; 2 lbs. tomatoes; 2 summer squash; 2 eggplants; 4 peppers; Choice of 3: artichokes, roma tomatoes in bin, eggplant, kale, swiss chard.

Upick is now a herb extravaganza: cilantro, oregano, thyme, garlic chives, summer savory; plus tomatillos

Season 2: Week 10: August 2: Morning Shift

This week was exchange week. I was off on June 17, 2010 so I had to fill in on a Monday morning shift. This means I worked from 7:30 am to noon.

The weather was a lot cooler and it was more comfortable working in the morning then after a half day of office work like I do on Thursdays.

The work was about the same: We harvested leeks, eggplants and squash.